Cotton-picking sack.



W. S. HAMM.

COTTON PIOKING SACK. APPLIOATIOK FILED NOV. 22, 1910.

' Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ($0.. WASHINGTON, D t.

' within the scope of the WILLIAM S. HAMll/I, OF PQCOLA, OKLAHOMA.

COTTON-PICKING SACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5,1911.

Application filed November 22, 1910. Serial'No. 593,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HAMM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pocola, in the county of Le Flore and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Cotton-Picking Sack, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in cotton picking sacks.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of cotton picking sacks, and to equip the same with a flexible protector, adapted to increase the life of a cotton pickers bag or sack, and capable also of excluding mud and dirt from the same as the sack is drawn over the ground by a cotton picker. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide a protector of this character, adapted to permit a sack to be arranged in any position to suit the convenience of the picker, and to remain on the sack when the same is not in use, and capable of being folded or rolled up with the sack without detaching it therefrom.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, claims, may be re sorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :F igure 1 is a reverse plan view of a cotton pickers sack, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. dis a detail perspective view of a portion of a sack, the flap being swung forward to show the end fastening means for securing the protector to the sack.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the rawing.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a cotton pickers sack, con structed of suitable fabric and provided at its front or open end-with the usual shoulder strap 1*, and equipped at the underside of ing a loose free approximately its rear half with a flexible protector 2, constructed of'duck, canvas, or other suitable material and being of a width slightlyin excess of the width of the sack and having its rear end 3 extended beyond the rear end of the sack. The side edges 4 extend upward at each side of the sack and are secured to the same by suitable fastening means, preferably consisting of straps 5 and 6, secured to the sack and to the protector by rivets, or other suitable fastening devices and detachably connected by means of a buckle 7, but a snap hook and ring or equivalent devices may be employed forkdetachably securing the protector to the sac The front end of the protector is detachablysecured to the sack by a transverse row of fastenings, arranged at intervals and preferably consisting of short straps 8 and 9, secured to the protector and to the sack by rivets 10 and 11, or other suitable devices and detachably connected together by a buckle 12, or other suitable device. The rivets 11, which fasten the straps 9 to the sack, also assist in securing a flap 13 to the sack.

The flap 13, which is made of flexible material, such as duck, or canvas, extends entirely across-the sack, and its attached edge 14 is folded inwardly beneath it to provide two thicknesses through which the rivetsll pass. The flap is further secured in advance of the rivets 11 by a transverse row of stitches 15, arranged at a point intermediate of the transverse edges of the flap and leavportion, which is folded backwardly under the front end of the protector and under the fastening means for securing the same to the sack. The flap is of a length to extend rearwardly beyond the front edge of the protector, and it is adaptedto exclude dirt, sticks, weeds and other trash and prevent the same from accumulating between the protector and the sack. The flap is adapted to be readily swung forwardly to afford access to the fastening devices at the front end of the protector, and as it extends rearwardly there no liability of it becoming displaced while the sack is being drawn over the ground by the cotton picker, as the frictional contact with the ground will maintain it in position. Although the fastening means for detachably connecting the protector to the sack are shown located at the front end and at the rear portions of the English rosin and slaked lime in the proportion of two pounds of rosin to one gallon of coal tar and about one pound of slaked lime. The solution not only renders the protector water'proof, but it will prevent moths, rats, mice and other animals and insects from attacking the protector or the sack to which the latter is applied. The protector is rendered soft and pliable by the water proofing solution, and it will not curl up or get stiff when wet. The protector does not affect the pliability of the entire sack, which may be arranged flat upon the ground, or in any other position to suit the convenience of the cotton picker.

A cotton pickers sack or bag equipped with the protector will outlast a large number of unprotected sacks, and should a sack become worn out, the protector may be removed therefrom and applied to another sack.

The sack while designed particularly for the use of cotton pickers will be found advantageous wherever it is desirable to protect a sack or bag, which is dragged over the ground or other surface.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sack of the class described provided with a protector of flexible waterproof material, means for fastening the protector to the sack at the front and sides so as to fit against the underside of the sack, said protector being of a greater width than the sack and also projecting beyond the rear end of the same and serving to prevent the sack from coming in contact with the ground when dragged over the same, the fastening means for said protector permitting it to remain on the sack and fold or roll up with the same when the sack is not in use.

2. A sack of the class described provided with a protector constructed of flexible waterproof material, means for detachably fastening the protector to the sack at the front and sides so as to fit against the underside of the rear portion of the sack, said protector being of a width greater than that of the sack and also projecting beyond the rear end of the same and serving to prevent the sack fromcoming in contact with the ground when dragged over the latter, the fastening means for said protector permitting it to remain on the sack and fold or roll up with the same when the sack is not in use, one set of the fastening devices being located near the front end of the sack for detachably securing the protector to the same, and means for housing or covering the front end of protector and the said fastening devices to prevent dirt and trash from collecting between the protector and the sack.

8. A sack of the class described provided with an exterior flexible protector fitted against the underside of the sack and adapted to be folded or rolled up with the same and arranged to keep the sack from coming in contact with the ground when the sack is dragged over the same, fastening means arranged at the front end of the protector and detachably securing the same to the sack, and a flap secured to the sack and covering and housing the front end of the same and the said fastening means to exclude dirt and trash, said flap extending rearwardly at a point in advance of the protector and maintained in position through frictional contact with the ground when the sack is dragged over the same, the rear edge of the flap being free to permit access to the said fastening means.

4. A sack of the class described provided with a flexible protector arranged beneath and being of a size slightly in excess of the rear portion of the sack, a transverse row of fastening devices consisting of straps arranged in pairs and secured, respectively, to the sack and to the front end of the protector, and means for detachably connecting the straps with each other, and a flap consisting of a strip of flexible material having an attached portion folded beneath the straps and secured to the sack by the fastening devices of such straps, said flap being stitched to the sack in advance of the said fastening means and folded rearwardly beneath the same and extending under and in rear of the front end of the protector to exclude dirt and trash from the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM S. HAMM.

\Vitnesses M. L. HAMILTON, R. C. SMITH.

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